Antidepressants could make depressed children feel suicidal?

March 11th, 2008

According to a recent article in the Guardian, there’s proof that GlaxoSmithKline’s bestselling antidepressant (Seroxat) could make depressed children feel suicidal. Apparently documents recorded that not only did Seroxat make some children feel suicidal, but it worked no better than a placebo.

The documents detailing this research were actually handed over to officials of the drug regulatory body in 2003, and there has been a four year criminal investigation into the findings. By 2003, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority estimates that between 7,000 and 8,000 children were taking the drug.